N.Z., CANADA 1-1 IN TENNIS Cramp Forces Parun To Default Match

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32323, 15 June 1970, Page 22

N.Z., CANADA 1-1 IN TENNIS Cramp Forces Parun To Default Match

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WINNIPEG.

The New Zealand tennis champion, O. Parun, was helped off the court, suffering from cramp, and his singles match was defaulted, in the second round of the American zone Davis Cup contest with Canada on Saturday.

B. E. Fairlie had given New Zealand a spectacular start to the tie by outplaying the Canadian No. 1, M. Belkin, in straight sets, but the mishap to Parun allowed Canada to level the contest at 1-1 after the ’opening singles. ■ Parun suffered cramp in the right leg in the fifth and de-

I ciding set with his opponent, J. Sharpe, ahead 5-4 in ’ games and leading 40-30 on ! Parun’s service. The New Zealander fell , and was given an allowable | five-minute break for treat- [ ment. He had not recovered I and the team manager, Mr E. D. White, defaulted. Parun’s - scores in the first four sets were 2-6, 6-2, 0-6, 6-1. INFLUENZA VICTIM Mr White said he hoped Parun would be fit for the doubles, but if not he would use the 19-year-old J. Simpson in partnership with Fairlie. He said that Parun had had influenza earlier in the week and it left him in a weakened condition. “He was gone in the first set,” Mr White added. Fairlie, who was 22 on Friday, overwhelmed Belkin, 6-4. ,6-2, 64, in a performance similar to his defeat of the Canadian in the Oklahoma [open tournament two weeks lago. I “Fairlie hit long, deep | rallies to make Belkin move |as much as possible.” Mr [White said. “Belkin’s passing [shots are his best weapon.: [but Fairlie gave him nothing j hard to hit.” “WORE ME DOWN” r Belkin’s best chance to 1 avoid a straight-set loss was , in the third when he held a ; 3-1 lead, but Fairlie allowed - him only one more game. Belkin, who wears a supr port for an injured back, said 2 that Fairlie just “wore me 2 down.” “When he was playing with a the wind, he got me going 21

back and forth like a yo-yo." he said. “You can't take anything away from him. He won fair and square and didn’t let the crowd get to him.” In European zone ties on Saturday, Russia beat Czechoslovakia, 3-2, West Germany took a winning, 3-0, lead over Belgium, Spain led France. 3-0, and Rumania was 2-1 against Jugoslavia. In Moscow, J. Kukal levelled the tie with his 3-6. 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, defeat of T. Lejus, but the Russian, A. Metreveli. then beat the French open champion, J. Kodes, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in the deciding match.